Prionorhynchiidae

Prionorhynchiidae is an extinct family of brachiopods belonging to the order Rhynchonellida.

Prionorhynchiidae Temporal range: Triassic–Jurassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N [1]
Fossil of Sphenorhynchia plicatella from France, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Brachiopoda
Class:	Rhynchonellata
Order:	Rhynchonellida
Family:	Prionorhynchiidae

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These brachiopods are stationary epifaunal suspension feeders. They lived in the Triassic and in the Jurassic periods, from 235.0 to 164.7 Ma.

Genera

• Amoenirhynchia
• Lokutella
• Prionorhynchia
• Sphenorhynchia